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[[File:Bharatanatyan Student with Guru.jpg|thumb|176x176px|Bharatanatyam student and guru at Arangetram ceremony]]<br />
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'''Arangetram''' in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (araṅkēṟṟam, அரங்கேற்றம்) and [[Malayalam]] (araṅgēṟṟaṃ, അരങ്ങേറ്റം), known as "raṃgapravēśa" (ರಂಗಪ್ರವೇಶ) in [[Kannada]] and "raṃgapravēśaṃ" (రంగప్రవేశం) in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the [[wikt:debut|debut]] on-stage performance of a former student of [[Indian classical dance]] and [[Indian classical music|music]] that follows years of training in classical music and dancing. Many Indian classical dance forms require their followers to perform an arangetram. Once a student has done so, they are thereafter allowed to perform dances on their own and to teach aspiring dancers.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Arangetram is a compound of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] words for stage ("araṅku") and ascent ("ēṟṟam") and its literal translation is "climbing or ascending the stage". In the context of dance, the word refers to the graduation ceremony in which the [[guru]] presents his or her pupil to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01260/arangetram.html |title=Arangetram|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513051757/http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01260/arangetram.html |date=13 May 2009|archive-date=13 May 2009|work=Think Quest}}</ref> Its origins can be traced to the [[devdasi]] (temple dancer) tradition.<ref>{{cite book |title=Bharata natyam: from temple to theatre|author=Anne-Marie Gaston|publisher=Manohar|year=1996|page=[https://archive.org/details/bharatanatyamfro00gast/page/225 225] |url=https://archive.org/details/bharatanatyamfro00gast|url-access=registration}}</ref> Arangetram can be performed for other Indian classical dance styles such as [[Kuchipudi]], [[Manipuri dance|Manipuri]], [[Kathakali]], [[Bharatanatyam]], and [[Mohiniyattam|Mohiniattam]] as well as vocal and instrument recitals like [[Mridangam]], [[ghatam]], and [[violin]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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* ''Arangetram (dance debut) in Bharathanatyam: a rite of passage for the court and temple dancers of India'', by Hira Harish Panth. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1993.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100819144051/http://web.missouri.edu/~chandrasekharm/arangetram.html Planning an Arangetram]<br />
*[https://inviter.com/arangetram-video-invitations/ How to create & send Arangetram Video Invitations with RSVP]<br />
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